THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

James B. Robertson

James B. Robertson (1924-27, 1929-30)

[Born West Hartlepool, Durham 9 Nov 1899, died Bolton, Lancashire 22 Dec 1986]

James Barton Robertson joined the D'Oyly Carte "New" Opera Company chorus in May 1924, serving until the "New" Company was disbanded in June 1927. In July 1929 he was rehired as a chorister by the lone remaining D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, but left in January 1930.

A James Robertson, possibly the same gentleman, appeared in small roles or the chorus in The Desert Song (Alhambra, 1931), Ball at the Savoy (Drury Lane, 1933-34), Three Sisters (Drury Lane, 1934), and 1066 and All That (Strand, 1935-36).

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